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Joint Committee on Testing Practices, Washington, DC. – 1988
Guidelines for test developers and users are provided to insure that construction and selection of test instruments are conducted fairly. In addition to development and selection, issues of interpretation of scores; provision of information to test takers; and prevention of test bias based on race, gender, or ethnicity are addressed. Twenty-one…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Educational Testing, Test Bias, Test Construction

Whitehead, James R. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1989
The aim of this article is to provide teachers with interesting and intelligible ways of interpreting fitness test results to students. Also shown are ways that fitness testing can be used to diagnose fitness needs, provide a basis for exercise prescription, help monitor progress, and individualize fitness education concepts. (IAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise Physiology, Health Promotion, Measures (Individuals)